As Election Day drew close, the candidates in the 2nd Congressional District have brought out big political names to help them make their cases to voters.
The race is one of a few close races nationwide that may determine which party controls the House of Representatives — and recent polls suggest the race will be very close. With that in mind, the leaders of both parties in the House have been to Hampton Roads in the last week.
On Monday night, House Speaker Mike Johnson came to Virginia Beach for incumbent Congresswoman Jen Kiggans. He opened the “Red, White and Blue Rally” for Kiggans on the lawn beside the Ballyhoos restaurant and bar Monday night and was joined by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, Attorney General Jason Miyares and former governor and senator George Allen.
Kiggans accused her Democratic challenger, Missy Cotter Smasal, of running a “misinformation campaign based on lies and falsehood” without citing specific statements, while she said she’s based hers on “truth, integrity and honesty.”